Seeking Justice for Children: Putting Our Faith into Action

How are the Children? Background Information

Background Information

• National Data from the Children's Defense Fund
• Where America Stands among industrialized nations: first in military technology and 23 rd in infant mortality
• Moments in America for Children: Every 20 seconds a child is arrested; every 19 minutes a baby dies before her first birthday. Data for all children and specifics for racial and ethnic groups.
• Key Facts About American Children
• Each Day in America
• 2005 Federal Poverty Levels
• What It Costs to Raise a Child
• June Youth Jobless Rates by Race, 1948-2003

Resources about the Aftermath of Katrina and its impact on communities

• Hurricane Katrina: Issues of Poverty and Race, by Tolerance.org staff
• After Katrina: How to Talk About Race, Tolerance.org. Includes reflections from Rev. Hope Johnson, minister of the Unitarian Universalist church in Garden City, N.Y., and co-chair of the Anti-Racism and Diversity Committee of Metro New York.
• Hurricane Katrina: Issues of Disability, by Tolerance.org staff
• Hate Groups on Katrina, by Tolerance.org staff

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